thorax

英 [ˈθɔːræks]

美 [ˈθɔːræks]

n.  胸; 胸腔; (昆虫的)胸，胸部

医学

BNC.27648 / COCA.26733

牛津词典

noun

• 胸；胸腔
  the part of the body that is surrounded by the ribs , between the neck and the waist
• （昆虫的）胸，胸部
  the middle section of an insect's body, to which the legs and wings are attached

柯林斯词典

• 胸部;胸腔;胸廓
  Yourthoraxis the part of your body between your neck and your waist.
• (昆虫的)胸部，胸节
  An insect'sthoraxis the central part of its body to which the legs and wings are attached.

英英释义

noun

• part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
• the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
  Synonym:chestpectus
• the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen

双语例句

• Results The observed indexes which represented the changes of heart, blood vessels, thorax and lung volume were changing in different degrees with age growth.
  结果代表心脏、大血管、胸廓及肺体积改变的各项观测指标，随年龄增长而发生不同程度的变化。
• The head and thorax of the child occupant are mainly injured regions in passenger car side impacts.
  在轿车侧面碰撞事故中，儿童乘员头、胸部是主要损伤部位。
• Waist circumference can significantly predict asthma, even for people who aren't technically overweight, according to a study in Thorax.
  根据《胸腔》（Thorax）杂志上的一项研究，腰围可以有效预测哮喘，甚至是对那些理论上并不超重的人。
• Clinically, it could be employed in the treatment of some types of pain in head, neck, thorax, lumbar and sacral region.
  在临床上可用于治疗头、颈、胸、腰和骶部的疼痛。
• From ground-based telescopes, the "ant nebula" resembles the head and thorax of a garden ant.
  透过地面望远镜，蚂蚁星云看上去像一只花园蚂蚁的头与胸。
• However, ants have a narrow "waist" between the abdomen and thorax, which termites do not.
  然而，蚂蚁有一个狭窄的“腰围”的腹部和胸部，而白蚁不是。
• ( zoology) having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects.
  （动物学）分离的头、胸、腹部由紧缩分开的，如某些昆虫。
• The Therapeutic Effect of Injecting Bleomycin after Retaining the Central Venous Catheter in Thorax for Draining Cancerous Hydrothorax;
  目的观察温阳益气、散结泄水法治疗肺癌胸水的疗效及与胸腔灌注化疗的协同作用。
• It has a distinctly globular thorax. She is noticeably thinner after her illness.
  它的胸部明显地呈球形。她生病后明显地瘦了。
• An Electrical Impedance Tomography system for thorax monitoring was introduced.
  介绍了一种用于胸腔监测的电阻抗成像系统。